ENCORE Deserves Applause: Needle-exchange programs effectively stop disease spread
Masssachusetts has seen a spike in HIV infection by drug injecting users in the past few years. RI has seen no such spike in the infection rate; if anything it’s […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
The Roots Report: What the Folk? Don’t miss these folkin’ shows, folkers!
Okee dokee folks… The other night I headed up to Plymouth to catch the Larry Burnett/Rick Roberts’ show at The Spire Center for the Performing Arts. Roberts and Burnett were […]
Obey!: The giant is coming back to PVD
It’s been 30 years since Shepard Fairey clipped a picture of Andre the Giant from the newspaper to show a fellow RISD student how to make a stencil. The resulting […]
Causing a Stir: Dylan Columbare brings mixology and magic to Massimo
Dylan Columbare is just 20 years old, yet he’s achieved the status of bar manager at Massimo restaurant in Providence. Not too shabby, considering nothing was handed to him. He […]
Five Fun Things To Do: Oct 16 – 22
WED 16 Halloween Horror Story Hour: Scary stories for adults. 7pm. Stillwater Books, 175 Main St, Pawtucket. fb.com/pg/stillwaterbooksri Venture Café Providence FoodBev Connect: Connect with Rhody’s unique culinary ecosystems at […]
In Providence: The Drop
I sometimes wonder if I survived the drop. It’s a drop that never happened, but could have– Maybe it did. Years ago, I was standing on a rooftop in downtown […]
RISE’s Hill House Keeps Audiences on Edge
Shirley Jackson’s gothic horror novel, The Haunting of Hill House, is considered one of the best ghost stories published in the 20th century. Jackson was inspired after reading the reports […]
The Roots Report: Margaritaville
Okee dokee folks… “Wastin’ away AGAIN in (the audience of, Escape to) Margaritaville.” That is a phrase that I hope to never utter. Unfortunately I cannot say that I did […]
The Roots Report: Indigo Girls
Okee dokee folks… Thursday night the enduring duo Indigo Girls performed a show, accompanied by Francisco Noya and the RI Philharmonic, to an enthusiastic audience of about 2,300 at Providence […]
Fight Like a Girl: A fundraiser to support Erin Megin
On Friday, October 11, at the Academy Players theater, Radioactive Theatre Company is hosting a fundraiser, called Fight Like a Girl, for Erin Megin, a Radioactive Theatre supporter who is […]